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P. A. RAYMOND.

BUTTON.

Patented Sept. .21, 1886.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,453, datedSeptember 21, 1886.

Application filed June 29, 1886. Serial No. 206,651. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, FIERRE ALBERT RAY- iIoND, of Grenoble,.in theRepublic of France, have invented a new and Improved Spring- Button, ofwhich the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to the constructionl of a novel form ofspring-button, the object of the invention being to so form andproportion the various parts that when the button is applied for use itsappearance willnot differ materially from that of an ordinary button,vand although the invention is applicable to buttons that are to be usedin many ways, it is more especially designed for use as a glovefastener.

Referenceis to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of' reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure lis an enlarged view of my improved form of button or fastener,the upper portion or socket being shown in section,in order that thearrangement of the parts may be better shown,and the sustaining materialbeing shown in section in connection with the lower as well as with theupper portion of the but-ton. Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectionalview of the stud or spring-button proper, the socket being removed. Fig.3 is a plan view of the stud or spring-button. Fig. 4.- is an invertedplan view of the socket, and Fig. 5 is a plan view of the blank fromwhich the spring-cap surrounding the head of the stud isformed.

In constructing the button forming the sub` ject-matter of thisapplication, I punch out blanks 10, of the form shown in Fig. 5, andthese blanks I press to the form shown best in Figs. 1 and 2-that is, sothat each of the arms 11 of the blank will bend downward and outward,and then inward to the point 2, from which point lcach arm is bentoutward to produce a flange, as 3, all of the said flanges being in thesame plane. In this way I form a spring-cap, 20, which fits over aninner supporting-dome, 21, formed with an extending flange, 4, uponwhich the flanges 3 of the arms 11 rest. The dome 21 rests upon the ange5 of a collar, 22, and the flanges 8, 4., and 5 are firmly clampedtogether by a doubly-liangcd collar or ring, 30, that is placed andarranged as best shown in Fig. 2. In order that this springstud may besecured to the material in connection with which the fastener is to beemployed, it is necessary that a small hole should be punctured in saidmaterial, said hole, however, being large enough to admit of' thepassage of the collar 22,the main body of which at this time is tubular.After the collar 22 has been passed through .the material 40, so 6o thatthe lower flange of-the doubly-anged ring or collar 30 rests against theouter face of the fabric or supporting material, a concavoconvex ring,41, is placed about the collar 22. The lower edge of said collar is thenbent outward, so as to embrace the under inner surface of theconcavo-convex ring, this bending out being accomplished by any of theordinary forms of eyeleting devices. It will be noticed that the sidewalls of' the dome 21 are substan- 7o tially vertical, While the Wallsof the cap 20 are curved, so that although the cap touches the apex ofthe dome, and yalso touches the dome at the points 2, still there willbe quite a space between the dome and the cap midway between the pointsnamed.

In connection with such a spring-stud as I have just described, Ipreferably employ such a socket as the one illustrated in cross-sectionin Fig. l, and in inverted plan view in Fig. 4-that is, I provide anouter cap, 50, formed with a downwardly-extending flange, 51, andclosely within this/flange 5l I fit a doublyflanged ring, 52, the twoflanges of which are vertical, the lower edge of the flange 5l of thecap 50 being clamped in under the ring 52, as clearly shown in Fig. l.Between the top of the cap 50 and the upper edge' of'- the inner fiangeofthe ring 52 I insert the upper flange of an eyelet or central collar,60, which, when the cap is to be secured to the supporting material orfabric, is passed through an aperture or opening formedin said fabric ormaterial, the fabric being pressed close against the lower face of thering 52. The concavo-convex ring 7 0 is then placed in the positionshownthat is, against the under side of the material 80 and the loweredge of' the collar 60 is bent outward, as above described in connectionwith the ring 41 and the collar 22.

As before stated, although this button or fastener may be appliedfor'use in many Ways, v

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itis designed more especially for use as a glovefastener, the partsbeing applied upon the opposite lapels of the glove, and when 'it isdesired to fasten the glove the spring-stud is inserted within thesocket formed by the collar 60, and the parts are pressed together tothe position in which they are shown in Fig. 1; and it will be foundthat not only may gloves be quickly fastened when provided with such anattachment as I have described, but that having been once fastened uponthe hand there is little or no liability of the accidental disconnectionof the parts.

Although I have described myinvcntiou as being used in connection withsuch a socket as the one illustrated in Fig. l-that is, with a socketprovided with an inclosing-cap-it 'will of course be seen that incertain cases a simple eyelet would answer my purpose equally well.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is- V 1. The combination, with aneyelet or socket, substantially as described, of a spring-cap supportedby a dome and a clamping eyclet or collar, the parts named being clampedtogether by a doubly-anged ring or collar, 30, substantially asdescribed..

2. The combination, With a socket consisting of a cap, 50, formed withailange, 51, a doubly-flanged ring, 52, a central tubular eyelet, 60,and a concavo-convex ring, 70, of a spring-stud consisting of thespring-cap 20, formed With flanges 3, a doni-e, 21, a collar or eyelet,22,aclampingcollar, 30, and a concavoconvex ring, 41, substantially asdescribed.

3. A fastener or button consisting of a dome surrounded by aspring-capmade from ablank, 10, the dome and cap being arranged for at tachxnentto the supporting material, in combination with an eyelet or socket,substantially as described.

PIERRE ALBERT RAYMOND.

Witnesses:

PnNIoN, A. LAING.

